County Magistrate Zheng was different from other officials or scholars of the time.
He did not think that merchants were of low status or reeked of money.
On the contrary, he thought merchants were good. With a clever merchant in the family who knew how to make money, he wouldn't have to go to great lengths to acquire wealth.
If he has plenty of money at home and a reliable patron in his political career, he sometimes has to use money to pave the way for any connections he wants to make.
Just like this time!
In this way, his good political record will make his career path smoother.
Chi Yu, who was mixing wolf-tooth potatoes, naturally knew who the person in front of him was because of Qin Mu's previous introduction.
Hearing him repeatedly address her as "Sister Qiao" in an attempt to build rapport, I felt he and the Qiao family were a good match.
Upon hearing this, she smiled and turned to reply, "Lord Zheng, I really don't have many potatoes."
If I had more, I would have given it away long ago; I wouldn't have waited until now.
Putting everything else aside, apart from the yamen where we can cultivate an acre of land, even members of my Chi clan don't have any land to cultivate.
If you want it, you'll have to wait until next time.
Yes, probably around June or July, or around July or August.
Alright everyone, come and try my wolf tooth potatoes!
After finishing speaking, Chi Yu handed the items to Qin Mu.
Her older brother sat on a small stool the whole time, helping her tend the fire.
After the group had tasted all the dishes made from potatoes by Chi Yu, they couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation for this crop.
When they returned to Fang Shizhong's study where he handled official business, Fang Shizhong sat down and immediately asked:
"Mr. Chi, what is the approximate yield of these potatoes per acre? How long does it take from planting to harvesting?"
Also, what diseases or pests might occur during the planting process?
Chi Yu: "..."
She didn't really understand; the people who did the farming were her older brother and Ah Kang.
She knew about the yield per acre, but she wasn't entirely sure how much the space added to it.
In addition, her space is free of grass and insects.
She had no idea what the disease was.
So, when asked, Chi Yu turned to look at her older brother.
Chi Dahu met Fang Shizhong three times.
He went from being apprehensive to facing it calmly.
Hearing this, despite still feeling somewhat intimidated, Chi Dahu respectfully replied:
"Your Excellency, these farming tasks are all done by my brothers and sisters-in-law. I don't understand these things."
We've only planted it once or twice so far, and we're still figuring it out.
There are many differences, which are impossible to list one by one.
All we know is how to plant these potatoes and approximately how long it takes.
Before we came, we dictated the detailed farming methods to Xiaoyu, who then wrote them down. Please take a look, sir.
After saying this, Chi Dahu took out a few sheets of paper from his pocket, took two steps forward, and handed them to Fang Shizhong.
Chi Yu, fearing further questioning and knowing it was getting late, took her leave.
"My lord, I have to return to Chijia'ao tomorrow, and it's getting late, so I'll head back now!"
Fang Shizhong was looking at the prescription in his hand when he heard this, and his gaze shifted to Chi Yu.
He thought that the other party had brought many benefits to the government this time, and wanted to reward the other party with something.
However, after thinking about it, he realized that there wasn't much money left in the manor's treasury.
The items he could be given as gifts were all given by his mother, and were not suitable for female relatives to use.
Finally, he could only look at Qin Mu and say, "Amu, your sister-in-law is a good woman. Given the current situation, it would be safer for you to get married as soon as possible."
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